Brunch and basketball is the order of the day, with a thankfully rare 11 a.m. ET start for Virginia–NC State.
Wake up with us as we track the game between the two NCAA Tournament contenders.
Game Details
Virginia (11-2, 0-1 ACC, NET: 31) at NC State (10-4, 1-0 ACC, NET: 32)
Time: 11 a.m. ET
TV: ESPN2 (Dave O’Brien/Jay Williams)
Forecast
- KenPom: NC State 80-77
- BartTorvik: NC State 80-76
- ESPN BPI: NC State +4.8
Game Coverage
Virginia 9, NC State 3, 15:29/1st
Big start from Sam Lewis, who put up a goose egg in the Virginia Tech loss: six points, 2-of-2 FG.
Virginia 12, NC State 9, 12:48/1st
Two threes, two offensive rebounds, three forced turnovers.
Virginia 23, NC State 13, 7:13/1st
The Odom Ball numbers are looking good:
- 5-of-13 from three
- 6-1 advantage in second-chance points
- 12-8 advantage in rebounds
State is 5-of-17 from the field, 1-of-5 from three.
Virginia 30, NC State 13, 5:30/1st
NC State timeout.
Sam Lewis has 15 (5-of-6 FG, 3-of-4 3FG).
Virginia 33, NC State 18, 2:47/1st
I didn’t like the last two possessions. Kinda lazy offense to settle for contested threes.
Malik Thomas has 11 points (4-of-8 FG, 3-of-5 3FG) and seven rebounds.
Odom Ball:
- 7-of-18 3FG
- 9-3 advantage in second-chance points
Half: Virginia 40, NC State 20
Yeah, I totally foresaw a blowout in this one.
Virginia shot 50 percent (13-of-26) from the field and 8-of-19 (42.1 percent) from three.
Big halves from Sam Lewis (20 points, 7-of-8 FG, 4-of-5 3FG) and Malik Thomas (11 points, 4-of-8 FG, 3-of-5 3FG).
Odom Ball:
- Rebounds: UVA 19, State 12
- Threes: UVA 8-of-19, State 1-of-9
- Forced turnovers: UVA +1
- Second-chance: UVA 9, State 3
Virginia 46, NC State 35, 15:50/2nd
Ryan Odom got teed up for arguing an obvious BS call, BS because it was massively delayed – blocked shot by Ugonna Onyenso, ball advancing up the court, late, late whistle.
I cut a promo on Odom telling him he needs to stand up for his team the other day.
Ahem.
Virginia 58, NC State 42, 10:52/2nd
Virginia weathered the first State storm.
The officiating in this game is quite uneven. State’s last bucket came on an obvious offensive foul that wasn’t called.
Virginia is 7-of-11 from the field in the second half.
State is 10-of-10 at the line.
Virginia 66, NC State 44, 8:53/2nd
State had gotten the lead down to eight with 14:39 to go.
Since: Virginia 20, State 6.
‘Hoos have made eight of their last 10 shots.
Thijs de Ridder had two points in the first half; has 12 in the second half.
Devin Tillis has seven of his 10 in the second half.
Virginia 74, NC State 55, 3:32/2nd
Odom Ball update:
- Rebounds: Virginia 32, State 23
- Threes: Virginia 13-of-32, State 5-of-18
- Forced turnovers: State +1
- Second-chance points: Virginia 13, State 8
Final: Virginia 76, NC State 61
Video: ‘Hoos get back on track
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